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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1972-10-26

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1972-10-26, page 01

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VOL. 50 NO. 44
OCTOBER 26,' 1972 - CHESHVAN 18
'0?»tr4 U imttunn
It. "»
Some Exit Fees
Others Are Still _„.^,
emigration "vt:6^19 Jewish
; NEW YORK, (JTA) - 7Reports from Moscow this week indicated that a - number of Jewish families -Jiad-been granted exit visas without paying the education ' head tax to which they were ; r previously subjected. One ", .Jewish source reported that 719 families were told they * would not have to pay a collective visa fee amoun¬ ting to some $300,000, ; .provided that they left the t' Soviet Union by Oct. 28. The •', same source said six other .' families were told they '-';„ would lose their visas if they 7 did not pay fees aggregating •■ $200,000 by No v. 6. According to another source, 19 Jewish families have been granted exit visas hitherto refused them by Soviet authorities. At least six of those families . .had been refused visas earlier because they were unable to raise the fees that -amounted collectively to $200,000. The sources said all J the families had applied for '■visas before the tax was instituted Aug. 3. The sources rioted that in the past the visa tax was made ' retroactive to all applicants. According to the sources, the development indicated that Soviet authorities may .be • redefining some of their visa- policies. Both sources reported that the visa grants were made following a private meeting between 10 Jewish 7 intellectuals in Moscow and Western newsmen.-The Jews insisted that the "ransom "fees were still in-effect and that educated Jews were com¬ pelled to pay if they wanted to leave, the sources reported.
The Soviet Union's reported , granting of
Jewry Committee to Distribute Leaflets at Beryozka Program
The Jewish community will utilize the program of the Beryozka Dance Com¬ pany on .November 1 to educate the total community about the current on-going tragic treatment of \ Soviet .Jewry, it was announced by Mrs. John % Resler, Chairman of the Committee on Soviet Jewry . of the Councjl of Organizations. "It is inconceivable that anyone would attend this cultural event", Mrs. Resler '■>■ stated, "without taking into consideration the plight of
and writers seeking exit permits". The leaflets will urge the public to write to President Nixon, asking that he deny ."most favored nation" status to the Soviet Union as does'the Jackson Amendment to the East- West Trade Bill until ransom demands are dropped,' and price tags removed.
The committee urges that, letters continue, to go to President Nixon from the Jewish' Community, in¬ dicating individual support of the Jackson Amendment. The committee, stated that
families without payment of the emigration taxes was welcomed by Richard ' Maass, executive director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. But .Maass, noting that "at this time it does not appear to be a trend/' warned that "If this was timed so that the news would disuade Americans from their efforts in terms of the total situation, it will backfire because Americans will not accept less than a real reversal in policy." He said'"pressure in the US on the part of outraged citizens" was "in¬ strumental" in gaining the 19 families' exit.
Gavriel Shapiro told his wife Judy Silver Shapiro in a telephone conversation from Moscow Oct. 18 that Jewish academicians in the Soviet Union regard the Soviet waiver of the visa tax in the case of 19 families as no more than a "token gesture" brought about by the pressure generated in the US during the Presidential election campaign. When the elections are over, they^fear,, the visa fees will be applied more harshly than ever, the Jewish activist said. The , information was relayed to the, JTA by Mrs. Shaprio, who spoke of her husband from the Hillel Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She said Shapiro, who is serving a one-year sentence ,at "corrective labor," has been in close contact with other Jewish scientists and professionals, including some of the 19 families now- permitted to leave. Mrs. Shapiro said her husband
(CONTINUED ON PAGE3)
NB9V YORK (WNS);,~ Aryeh Neier, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, asked Attorney General Richard G: Kleindienst to pledge that the United States would not institute a dragnet • "investigation, interrogation and surveillance" of Arabs, simply (betiiuse they are Arabs. Such measurers "must'''fttei¥ondemned as constitutionally impennissinle,''^I^l^iP'Wrote|. , " i;
Meanwhile, in^Washington, the State Department' ' reported that it had initiated a stringent screening * policy to prevent the issuance of American visas to persons with possible ties to terrorism. ' 7 >
LONDON (WNS) — The recent issue of Sovietish Heimland, the Soviet Union's official Jewish periodical, includes a poem by Aaron Vergelis, the editor, which depicts Soviet emigres to Israel Who wish to go back to Russia. This type of article is an apparent departure from the usual literary and cultural issues covered by the Sovietish Heimland, and thus a reflection of the general ursurge ur attacks on Israel and Zionism. The issue also contains an article by Gen. David Dragunsky, the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Soviet armed forces, which denies reports that he is attempting to immigrate to Israel.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to sales of $62.5 million worth of feedgrains, wheat, flour, edible vegetable oil and tobacco to Israel during 1973, following the signing hereof a Public Law 480 agreement. Sales will be made by private U.S." traders on a nondiscriminatory basis. Purchase authorizations will be announced as they are7" issued, the Department &id.
Officials Asked To Resign As Result Of Munich Report
JERUSALEM (WNS) - Four Israeli security of-' fjcials were asked by Premier Golda Meir to ; resign as a result of recommendations made by the Koppel Committee report on security aspects of the Munich tragedy in which 11 Israeli athletes were killed last month. Mrs. Meir, speaking at the opening day of the winter session of the Knesset, also criticized West German authorities for. their handling of security, measures at the Olympic village where the athletes were housed.
A three. hour .debate followed Mrs. Meir's speech. Members of the opposition accused the government of concealing the full Koppel report and demanded the resignation of the ministers responsible for the security lapses. Haim Landau of Gahal suggested that the government was concealing the" bulk of the report
because the evidence pointed tp responsibility for the tragedy in high government levels.
Mrs. Meir stated that the German concept of security had ruled out the posting of armed guards inside the Olympic Village. She also criticized. the way the Germans conducted their unsuccessful 7 rescue operation at the military airport hear Munich. But she did say that the "operational failure did not detract n-oin Israel's appreciation of the German decision not to surrender to '; terrorist ■violence." .
Mrs. Meir reported that of the four officials who were dismissed. two were "senior" officials, one is a "responsible" official and one a security man working with the Ministry of Education which was responsible for the Israeli Olympic-team.
Israeli Consul Will Meet With Area Leaders Tonight
V
,;peoplerlies inthe conversion
of these "pledges(into life-
• supporting caslu" ,7,
Early last, Friday; mbr-
: Wrig, a concerned group■ of"
dedicated men met, in the
office of the UJFC to discuss
mis immediate heed for cash
^(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
Many immigrants arrive in Israel daily and are reunited with friends and relatives. "
Report Cash Needs Crucial
Because of the increased pressures to pay for visas and transportation costs from Russia and the Middle^ East Countries for those.:, immigrants who are waitings to leave, the United Jewish' Fund and .'Council reports that an unprecedented need' for cash exists now. In ad¬ dition, cash is urgently needed to provide them with services in housing; education, welfare and: health programs, and these
^iP5(^Mpl.''t,be8Jn:.' im- nte^af^MuMn their arrival
' in.Igrft^paijy, plane loads Of naent^o$jeii and children continue...."tol*7poiir into the couijfty^Ky'7
PTedgesV 'alone will not meet the pressing needs of
Arie Haskel, Consul for Press and Information of the Consulate General of Israel, Chicago, will meet with leaders of the Jewish communities of Columbus and other Central Ohio cities at a briefing meeting this evening,, Thursday, October 26, at the Melton Building.
Sidney I. Blatt. Chairman of the Community Relations Committee of the UJFC. and chairman of the Ohio- Kentucky Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League ofiB'hai B'rith. have; issued invitations to organizational leaders." urging their at¬ tendance, The. briefing will begin^t.6:30. p.m. with a dinner* ttid the program will begi^,a|77;30 p.m; The' generalTpiiblic is invited to atten'd^ffi&'program at 7:30 p.m.^rM'ljear Mr. Haskel discuss TJft'e current' Middle-
east situation and to learn of plans for the 25th An¬ niversary celebrations of the State of Israel.
While in Columbus. Mr. Haskel addressed the Young division of the UJFC yesterday evening, and spoke to the Columbus Chapter of the -National Conference of Jewish Communal Service'- at a breakfast meeting today. He is scheduled to address OSU students at Hillel today, at 3:45 p.m. and met yesterday wifh Columbus Israelis. Other meetings- on his crowded schedule include addressing1'various classes and faculty at the OSU School of Journalism, a luncheon with key news media policymakers, a press conference, find - - ap¬ pearances on radio and television.
Author Donates Royalties' l6|Mf;i
A special theatre party performance on Monday, Oct. 30, of 7 the Gallery Players production of "Enter Laughing" at The Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave. has been arranged j>y
Kuntz, "are on sale af McGovern Headquarters and at The Jewish Center. Tickets are also available from members of the theatre party committee."
^
'to'Stogtoipv^ ^ , c.bpH»»f!/the Senate,i^rtedtheltiM^
hign'ly successful last wiWeW DCshould prals^them for^TpSymtt*^^
I when the Osippv Ballet was in Columbus", said Mrs. Resler,. ^therefore plans are under way to distribute at the concert similar leaflets explaining the present "ransom* fees*' for cultural artists, i scientists, lawyers
their sponsorship of the Jackson Amendment. They ask that people should also .write to Congressmen Devine and Wylie, asking them to lend their support* to amendment in the House of Representatives.
instantly. UJA General Chairman, Paul Zuckerman stated:. "Even though an impressive' amount of pledges pledges has been received in 1972,.the real success of a campaign~the humanitarian help it gives to
Kuntz, campaign theatre party chairman. Author Joseph Stein has donated his royalties from this per¬ formance to the.McGovern for President Campaign. "Tickets for this special performance", says Ms.
28 and will run through Nov. 41.' This farce comedy was written by Joseph Stein from . a funny semi-autobiographic, nov^l by entertainment personality, Carl Reiner. Stein's most recent success was "Fiddler On The Roof" which he transformed from
olom Aieichem's humorous short stories, into an international success.
"Enter Laughing" is the boisterously funny saga of a messenger boy's adventjSH&i.v" ■id"a "-'-"■ decides to k an ad have awkward teen¬ ager named David who stumbles into the ranks of a seedy off-Broadway troupe and shows- such immediate talent that the manager, evaluating Instabilities very carefully, pays him a salary of nothing per week for his
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)

(
Tt2€^>-W0/enqumiP0
-- / , *bav BWteA tQbX
fig -BTfl-oTflD' '■£«»*V«
\
flPQ' Serving Columbus, "Central" and.Southwestern Ohio AUAK
10) >«'
VOL. 50 NO. 44
OCTOBER 26,' 1972 - CHESHVAN 18
'0?»tr4 U imttunn
It. "»
Some Exit Fees
Others Are Still _„.^,
emigration "vt:6^19 Jewish
; NEW YORK, (JTA) - 7Reports from Moscow this week indicated that a - number of Jewish families -Jiad-been granted exit visas without paying the education ' head tax to which they were ; r previously subjected. One ", .Jewish source reported that 719 families were told they * would not have to pay a collective visa fee amoun¬ ting to some $300,000, ; .provided that they left the t' Soviet Union by Oct. 28. The •', same source said six other .' families were told they '-';„ would lose their visas if they 7 did not pay fees aggregating •■ $200,000 by No v. 6. According to another source, 19 Jewish families have been granted exit visas hitherto refused them by Soviet authorities. At least six of those families . .had been refused visas earlier because they were unable to raise the fees that -amounted collectively to $200,000. The sources said all J the families had applied for '■visas before the tax was instituted Aug. 3. The sources rioted that in the past the visa tax was made ' retroactive to all applicants. According to the sources, the development indicated that Soviet authorities may .be • redefining some of their visa- policies. Both sources reported that the visa grants were made following a private meeting between 10 Jewish 7 intellectuals in Moscow and Western newsmen.-The Jews insisted that the "ransom "fees were still in-effect and that educated Jews were com¬ pelled to pay if they wanted to leave, the sources reported.
The Soviet Union's reported , granting of
Jewry Committee to Distribute Leaflets at Beryozka Program
The Jewish community will utilize the program of the Beryozka Dance Com¬ pany on .November 1 to educate the total community about the current on-going tragic treatment of \ Soviet .Jewry, it was announced by Mrs. John % Resler, Chairman of the Committee on Soviet Jewry . of the Councjl of Organizations. "It is inconceivable that anyone would attend this cultural event", Mrs. Resler '■>■ stated, "without taking into consideration the plight of
and writers seeking exit permits". The leaflets will urge the public to write to President Nixon, asking that he deny ."most favored nation" status to the Soviet Union as does'the Jackson Amendment to the East- West Trade Bill until ransom demands are dropped,' and price tags removed.
The committee urges that, letters continue, to go to President Nixon from the Jewish' Community, in¬ dicating individual support of the Jackson Amendment. The committee, stated that
families without payment of the emigration taxes was welcomed by Richard ' Maass, executive director of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. But .Maass, noting that "at this time it does not appear to be a trend/' warned that "If this was timed so that the news would disuade Americans from their efforts in terms of the total situation, it will backfire because Americans will not accept less than a real reversal in policy." He said'"pressure in the US on the part of outraged citizens" was "in¬ strumental" in gaining the 19 families' exit.
Gavriel Shapiro told his wife Judy Silver Shapiro in a telephone conversation from Moscow Oct. 18 that Jewish academicians in the Soviet Union regard the Soviet waiver of the visa tax in the case of 19 families as no more than a "token gesture" brought about by the pressure generated in the US during the Presidential election campaign. When the elections are over, they^fear,, the visa fees will be applied more harshly than ever, the Jewish activist said. The , information was relayed to the, JTA by Mrs. Shaprio, who spoke of her husband from the Hillel Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She said Shapiro, who is serving a one-year sentence ,at "corrective labor," has been in close contact with other Jewish scientists and professionals, including some of the 19 families now- permitted to leave. Mrs. Shapiro said her husband
(CONTINUED ON PAGE3)
NB9V YORK (WNS);,~ Aryeh Neier, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, asked Attorney General Richard G: Kleindienst to pledge that the United States would not institute a dragnet • "investigation, interrogation and surveillance" of Arabs, simply (betiiuse they are Arabs. Such measurers "must'''fttei¥ondemned as constitutionally impennissinle,''^I^l^iP'Wrote|. , " i;
Meanwhile, in^Washington, the State Department' ' reported that it had initiated a stringent screening * policy to prevent the issuance of American visas to persons with possible ties to terrorism. ' 7 >
LONDON (WNS) — The recent issue of Sovietish Heimland, the Soviet Union's official Jewish periodical, includes a poem by Aaron Vergelis, the editor, which depicts Soviet emigres to Israel Who wish to go back to Russia. This type of article is an apparent departure from the usual literary and cultural issues covered by the Sovietish Heimland, and thus a reflection of the general ursurge ur attacks on Israel and Zionism. The issue also contains an article by Gen. David Dragunsky, the highest ranking Jewish officer in the Soviet armed forces, which denies reports that he is attempting to immigrate to Israel.
WASHINGTON (WNS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to sales of $62.5 million worth of feedgrains, wheat, flour, edible vegetable oil and tobacco to Israel during 1973, following the signing hereof a Public Law 480 agreement. Sales will be made by private U.S." traders on a nondiscriminatory basis. Purchase authorizations will be announced as they are7" issued, the Department &id.
Officials Asked To Resign As Result Of Munich Report
JERUSALEM (WNS) - Four Israeli security of-' fjcials were asked by Premier Golda Meir to ; resign as a result of recommendations made by the Koppel Committee report on security aspects of the Munich tragedy in which 11 Israeli athletes were killed last month. Mrs. Meir, speaking at the opening day of the winter session of the Knesset, also criticized West German authorities for. their handling of security, measures at the Olympic village where the athletes were housed.
A three. hour .debate followed Mrs. Meir's speech. Members of the opposition accused the government of concealing the full Koppel report and demanded the resignation of the ministers responsible for the security lapses. Haim Landau of Gahal suggested that the government was concealing the" bulk of the report
because the evidence pointed tp responsibility for the tragedy in high government levels.
Mrs. Meir stated that the German concept of security had ruled out the posting of armed guards inside the Olympic Village. She also criticized. the way the Germans conducted their unsuccessful 7 rescue operation at the military airport hear Munich. But she did say that the "operational failure did not detract n-oin Israel's appreciation of the German decision not to surrender to '; terrorist ■violence." .
Mrs. Meir reported that of the four officials who were dismissed. two were "senior" officials, one is a "responsible" official and one a security man working with the Ministry of Education which was responsible for the Israeli Olympic-team.
Israeli Consul Will Meet With Area Leaders Tonight
V
,;peoplerlies inthe conversion
of these "pledges(into life-
• supporting caslu" ,7,
Early last, Friday; mbr-
: Wrig, a concerned group■ of"
dedicated men met, in the
office of the UJFC to discuss
mis immediate heed for cash
^(CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
Many immigrants arrive in Israel daily and are reunited with friends and relatives. "
Report Cash Needs Crucial
Because of the increased pressures to pay for visas and transportation costs from Russia and the Middle^ East Countries for those.:, immigrants who are waitings to leave, the United Jewish' Fund and .'Council reports that an unprecedented need' for cash exists now. In ad¬ dition, cash is urgently needed to provide them with services in housing; education, welfare and: health programs, and these
^iP5(^Mpl.''t,be8Jn:.' im- nte^af^MuMn their arrival
' in.Igrft^paijy, plane loads Of naent^o$jeii and children continue...."tol*7poiir into the couijfty^Ky'7
PTedgesV 'alone will not meet the pressing needs of
Arie Haskel, Consul for Press and Information of the Consulate General of Israel, Chicago, will meet with leaders of the Jewish communities of Columbus and other Central Ohio cities at a briefing meeting this evening,, Thursday, October 26, at the Melton Building.
Sidney I. Blatt. Chairman of the Community Relations Committee of the UJFC. and chairman of the Ohio- Kentucky Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League ofiB'hai B'rith. have; issued invitations to organizational leaders." urging their at¬ tendance, The. briefing will begin^t.6:30. p.m. with a dinner* ttid the program will begi^,a|77;30 p.m; The' generalTpiiblic is invited to atten'd^ffi&'program at 7:30 p.m.^rM'ljear Mr. Haskel discuss TJft'e current' Middle-
east situation and to learn of plans for the 25th An¬ niversary celebrations of the State of Israel.
While in Columbus. Mr. Haskel addressed the Young division of the UJFC yesterday evening, and spoke to the Columbus Chapter of the -National Conference of Jewish Communal Service'- at a breakfast meeting today. He is scheduled to address OSU students at Hillel today, at 3:45 p.m. and met yesterday wifh Columbus Israelis. Other meetings- on his crowded schedule include addressing1'various classes and faculty at the OSU School of Journalism, a luncheon with key news media policymakers, a press conference, find - - ap¬ pearances on radio and television.
Author Donates Royalties' l6|Mf;i
A special theatre party performance on Monday, Oct. 30, of 7 the Gallery Players production of "Enter Laughing" at The Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave. has been arranged j>y
Kuntz, "are on sale af McGovern Headquarters and at The Jewish Center. Tickets are also available from members of the theatre party committee."
^
'to'Stogtoipv^ ^ , c.bpH»»f!/the Senate,i^rtedtheltiM^
hign'ly successful last wiWeW DCshould prals^them for^TpSymtt*^^
I when the Osippv Ballet was in Columbus", said Mrs. Resler,. ^therefore plans are under way to distribute at the concert similar leaflets explaining the present "ransom* fees*' for cultural artists, i scientists, lawyers
their sponsorship of the Jackson Amendment. They ask that people should also .write to Congressmen Devine and Wylie, asking them to lend their support* to amendment in the House of Representatives.
instantly. UJA General Chairman, Paul Zuckerman stated:. "Even though an impressive' amount of pledges pledges has been received in 1972,.the real success of a campaign~the humanitarian help it gives to
Kuntz, campaign theatre party chairman. Author Joseph Stein has donated his royalties from this per¬ formance to the.McGovern for President Campaign. "Tickets for this special performance", says Ms.
28 and will run through Nov. 41.' This farce comedy was written by Joseph Stein from . a funny semi-autobiographic, nov^l by entertainment personality, Carl Reiner. Stein's most recent success was "Fiddler On The Roof" which he transformed from
olom Aieichem's humorous short stories, into an international success.
"Enter Laughing" is the boisterously funny saga of a messenger boy's adventjSH&i.v" ■id"a "-'-"■ decides to k an ad have awkward teen¬ ager named David who stumbles into the ranks of a seedy off-Broadway troupe and shows- such immediate talent that the manager, evaluating Instabilities very carefully, pays him a salary of nothing per week for his
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)